FRAMELINE50: The mother and son duo share their experiences of looking at the same memories from different temporal vantage points and their thoughts on a trans gaze in documentary filmmaking.

FRAMELINE50: The South African filmmaker shares her no-holds-barred approach to making films, knowing what her audience wants to see, and bringing portrayals of Black girls back to a genuinely recognisable reality.

FRAMELINE50: The Chinese-Canadian filmmaker tells us about infusing her immigrant experience with the topic of queer life, rooting romance in friendship, and letting freedom run its course, even if it means hesitating a little bit at first.

FRAMELINE50: The director and one of the stars of this Canadian thriller talk about the unique energy of a small set, forging sapphic intimacy onscreen. and coincidentally making an eerily resonant film.

TRIBECA25 / FRAMELINE50: The first-time feature filmmaker talks about being inspired by stories familiar to us, finding the specificity in a queer tale, and making an imprint on an urban landscape.

TRIBECA 2026: Ahead of its 25th anniversary edition, we learned about the New York festival's audience-driven approach, a move toward queer stories existing rather than explaining, and festivals as a platform for queer cinema to evolve as a form.

CANNES 2026: The directors chat with us about capturing that alternative view of the city they know so well, letting film and life meld together, and the importance of a little patience—and a lot of flexibility.

INDIELISBOA 2026: The Austrian filmmaker speaks about the necessity of portraying the consequences of violence, freedom as tied to desire, and refusing conventions around gendered bodily presentation in cinema.

INDIELISBOA 2026: The Berlin-based director explores the complex nature of truth through archives, the historical invisibilisation of women, and how her film embraces queerness in multiple ways.